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Gay drama series Heated Rivalry becomes surprise hit in Russia despite homosexuality being illegal

As the series launches across Europe, it has become an unexpected hit in Russia, despite the show having no official release

The Independent UK

An artist traces her choices under Putin’s Russia – from resistance to retreat to exile – one mural at a time

Victoria Lomasko, a graphic artist and muralist, has spent her career documenting how authoritarianism took hold in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. What she has illustrated – as well as the personal journey she has taken – affords a chance to see how dictatorship can develop and strengthen across a decade.

The Conversation

Even among artists in exile, the myth of Russian cultural supremacy lives on

Many liberal Russians shelter in states once part of the Soviet Union. It’s time that they learned to respect the cultures and languages their nation has so long suppressed

The Guardian - UK

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Ukraine war briefing: ‘Occupiers’ ship severely damaged’ in Kavkas across from Crimea

Zelenskiy’s and Kamala Harris’s aides hold phone talks; Spanish pensioner jailed over anti-Ukraine letter bombs. What we know on day 882

The Guardian - AU

War and Punishment: The Story of Russian Oppression and Ukrainian Resistance by Mikhail Zygar – review

This haunting history explores 350 years of ‘Russocentric exceptionalism’, debunking the myths fuelling Putin’s imperialism

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin's ambitious defence chief Sergei Shoigu was once the 'heir apparent'. Ukraine's war could bring him down

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was once among Vladimir Putin's most trusted advisers but, as his military campaign in Ukraine falters, there may be a target on his back.

ABC News

Putin's path: from pledges of stability to nuclear threats

As he turns 70, Russian President Vladimir Putin finds himself in the eye of a storm of his own making: His army is suffering humiliating defeats in Ukraine

The Independent UK

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Will Zelenskiy’s interview with Russian media make a difference in war?

Ukraine president gave interview with five prominent Russian journalists – but how many in the country will see it?

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